International Women's Day is March 8th. In this feature, Jessaca Leinaweaver shares her recent work with the international organization SOS Children's Villages and her continuing research around the past, present, and future of gendered kinship.

In this spotlight interview, the department caught up with Isabella Ferrera '24, an Anthropology and English concentrator, to learn more about what she looks forward to accomplishing in Anthropology's Research Apprenticeship Program. The Program aims to foster collaboration between students and faculty on faculty research.

In a special Valentine's Day feature, concentrators in the Department of Anthropology share what they love about being part of the community. 

In this spotlight, Parker VanValkenburgh delves into his work on the show "Lost Cities Revealed with Albert Lin" — now streaming on DisneyPlus!

The Deans’ Faculty Fellows program selects students for a two-semester appointment as Visiting Assistant Professors, following the completion of the Ph.D. degree. In this spotlight, Samee Sulaiman discusses his work as a Deans' Faculty Fellow in Anthropology focusing on health and war-related disabilities.

In this spotlight interview, fourth-year undergraduate Emily Cigarroa elaborates on her experience as a double concentrator in the Department of Anthropology and Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World.

In this spotlight interview, the Department of Anthropology caught up with Deborah Cherman '25, a Medical Anthropology and Health and Human Biology concentrator, to learn more about her work as a research assistant for the Pandemic Journaling Project.

In this spotlight interview, the department caught up with Luke Horton, a current fourth-year Anthropology and Psychology concentrator, to hear what he's excited to accomplish in Anthropology's Research Apprenticeship Program. The Program aims to foster collaboration between students and faculty on faculty research.

In this spotlight interview, the department caught up with Yomi Adegbile, a student in the Brown-RISD dual degree program, to hear what he's excited to accomplish in Anthropology's Research Apprenticeship Program. The Program aims to foster collaboration between students and faculty on faculty research.

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Digital Advancement grant totaling $348,190 will support further development and expansion of the "GeoPACHA 2.0: Large-Scale Archaeological Imagery Survey Through Human-Machine Teaming" platform to enable large-scale artificial intelligence-assisted surveys of archaeological sites in South America.

September 18-22 is National Postdoc Appreciation Week! Join the department in recognizing and celebrating Fulya Pinar and Michael Berman. 

Stephanie Savell Ph.D. '17 appeared on an episode of Trending Globally, a podcast from the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown, to discuss how framings of the coup in Niger largely miss what’s really going on in the region. And worse — they might actually make it more difficult to bring peace and stability to this part of the world. Savell is an anthropologist, an expert on U.S.-Niger relations, and a co-director of the Costs of War Project at the Watson Institute.

Departmental Undergraduate Group (DUG) Leaders work with faculty and staff to coordinate events and activities in an effort to build a sense of community within the concentration. Delve into anthropology's 2023-24 student leadership panel to learn more about their academic and personal backgrounds!

The Department of Anthropology is thrilled to welcome its 2023-24 first-year graduate cohort to Brown! From socio-cultural and medical anthropology to linguistic and environmental, this year's cohort brings a full spectrum of research interests.

Daniel Jordan Smith appeared on an episode of Trending Globally, a podcast from the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown, to discuss Obi's forecasted performance in the upcoming election and its impact on Nigeria's future. The interview draws from Smith’s newest book, "Every Household Its Own Government: Improvised Infrastructure, Entrepreneurial Citizens, and the State in Nigeria."

In this spotlight interview, the department caught up with Irene Glasser, Adjunct Lecturer in Anthropology to learn more about her experience working with Kelly Fan '23 in Anthropology's Research Apprenticeship Program. The Program aims to foster collaboration between faculty and students on faculty research.

Graduating anthropology concentrators share memorable moments from their time at Brown ahead of Commencement.

The Department of Anthropology is delighted to welcome three new members who will officially begin their faculty appointments on July 1st. Meet Shanti Morell-Hart, Joshua Babcock, and Jordi Rivera Prince!

Earth Day 2023 is Saturday, April 22nd! To celebrate, the department asked Ph.D. Candidate Sarah Davenport about her work in environmental and food sustainability.

On Thursday, April 6th, students in Katherine Mason’s ANTH 1515: Anthropology of Mental Health course led a walking tour of three on-campus sites for the traveling exhibition, “Picturing the Pandemic: Images from the Pandemic Journaling Project.”

In this spotlight interview, the department caught up with Kelly Fan '23, a General Anthropology and Biology (Immunobiology Track) concentrator, to learn more about her experience in Anthropology's Research Apprenticeship Program. The Program aims to foster collaboration between students and faculty on faculty research.

Mariz Kelada's doctoral project "Behind the Seen" stems from two years of ethnographic research following the laboring lives of media's technical workers in Egypt.